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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Die Feinde, sie bedrohen dich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
»Die Feinde, sie bedrohen dich,
Das mehrt von Tag zu Tage sich,
Wie dir doch gar nicht graut!«
Das seh ich alles unbewegt,
Sie zerren an der Schlangenhaut,
Die jüngst ich abgelegt.
Und ist die nächste reif genung,
Ab streif ich die sogleich
Und wandle neubelebt und jung
Im frischen Götterreich.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 8. Zahme Xenien [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Xenion", op. 55 (Neun Lieder nach Gedichten von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) no. 8 (1911) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-09-22
Line count: 10
Word count: 51

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